Multicultural Mental Health final

What is the colloquial term for the "Crazy Sickness" mentioned in the articles title?

Grisi siknis

Recent research on infants has revealed the existence of what aspect of their personalities?

Temperaments

What is the central assumption to CAM practices?

The flow of universal life force through the body

Which of the following is not listed as evidence for action in the destigmatization of mental illness in Asia?

The increase in cases of mental illness in the area

Which program was launched by WHO in 2008?

The mental health gap action program

CAM, like all alternative medicines, relies heavily on what phenomenon?

The placebo effect

Think critically: why are antibiotics considered mainstream medicine rather than alternative?

They've been proved to work reliably, and with replicable results, under clinical conditions

Drawbacks of the treatment option discussed in question 4 include:

Symptoms may worsen

Which of the following types of alternative medicine are being used to combat this sickness?

Anointed water

Which of the following is not listed as a type of alternative medicine?

Antibiotics

How does the author state one could ethically teach alternative medicine techniques?

As cultural history

What percentage of mentally ill people in South Asia lack access to treatment?

80-90%

According to the practitioners of this service, what are the benefits of this treatment?

A rebirth which leads into a new outlook on life

The article states that many Asian-American people will forego professional help with their mental illnesses and will instead seek what treatment option?

Alternative medicine

Ultimately, both the author of this article and Chua herself state the value of achieving what style of parenting?

Balanced

Why are alternative medicines considered dangerous?

Because they lack empirical evidence to their effectiveness and may harm the patient

How is death simulated in this service?

By having the patient lie in a coffin

The 2003 study mentioned in this article found that Asian-Americans have a lower reported rate of mental illness than which group of people?

Caucasian-Americans

Which of the following is NOT a difference between Western and Chinese parents, according to Amy Chua?

Chinese parents do not punish failures

The condition discussed in this article is what type of psychological disorder?

Culture-bound syndrome

Which of the following conditions does Course CMH 1211 state are a result of "preponderant qi?"

Delirium

Amy Chua states that "Chinese parenting" creates what sort of adults?

High-powered, successful

At the Charles D. Wang Community Health Center, Dr. Fang treated a patient exhibiting which symptom of depression?

Insomnia

Which of the following is NOT listed by the article as a challenge towards destigmatizing mental health in South Asia?

Lack of funding for South Asian mental health facilities

A chinese service offers which treatment to combat stress

Lying in a coffin

CAM therapies state that illness often stems from energy blockages at which points of the body?

Meridians

How many patients have used this service (according to its practitioners)?

Over 1,000

The article states that Cambodian and Vietnamese refugees suffer a higher-than-average rate of what condition?

Post-traumatic stress disorder

Many alternative medicinal practices have roots in:

Religious practices

What sort of therapy does consultant Tang claim this practice utilizes?

Suggestion therapy

Which of the following is a symptom of this condition? (Grisi siknis)

Violent outbursts

Approximately how long have child abuse laws, child psychology books, etc., existed?

sixty years

In South Asia, which of the following is the most common cause of death?

suicide

At the time of this article's writing, approximately how many Nicaraguan people suffered from this sickness?

twenty

Which of the following courses is offered at Middlesex University?

• Complementary Health Sciences • Traditional Chinese Acupuncture • Herbal Medicine